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How Will Adding Intelligence to Everyday Things Change Your World?

On a global level, we are adding connected intelligence to both machines and objects using chips, micro sensors, and both wired and wireless networks to create a rapidly growing “Internet of things” sharing real-time data, performing diagnostics, and even making remote repairs. Many jobs will be created as we add intelligent connected sensors to bridges, roads, buildings, homes, and much more. By 2020, there will be well over a billion machines talking to each other and performing tasks without human intervention.

Think of it this way: from phones to cars to bridges, embedded technologies are increasingly making the things we use smarter every day. For example, some of the newest cars use cameras mounted in the rear to see if something is in the way when you are backing up. If there is something in the way, the car will apply the brake even if you don’t or you are slow to react. Likewise, the concrete in new bridges has embedded chips that can let engineers know when the concrete is cracking, stressed, and in need of repair before the bridge collapses. In addition, sensors on the surface of the road going over the bridge will detect ice and wirelessly communicate the information to your car. If you don’t slow down, the car will slow down to a safe speed for you.

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But it’s not just cars and bridges that are getting smarter. Kraft Foods worked with Intel to develop a smart vending machine that can market specific products by demographic group. Basically, the vending machine uses a camera that’s mounted on the front of the machine to identify characteristics of the person using the machine in real time. The first application has been to determine the user’s age and gender, and then based on this information, the vending machine offers free samples that will appeal to the exact demographic of the user.

In other words, you may be at the vending machine purchasing a candy bar or some potato chips. Because the vending machine knows your age and gender, it will give you a specific marketing message along with a code you can use from your smart phone to claim a free sample of the product. The sample will then be mailed to your home. In this scenario, it’s the vending machine using a combination of facial recognition, facial demographic data, artificial intelligence, and access to the cloud to qualify the user and select the most relevant item to market.

Here’s another example: A number of years ago I was working with Accenture. They were experimenting with an innovative device that I haven’t seen used publicly yet, but I would guess we will see some version of it in the near future.

Their device was a kiosk with a digital mirror that could be placed in large public places where people gather, such as a shopping mall or airport. People look in the mirror and see a reflection of themselves. They then answer some questions, such as “Do you smoke? If yes, how much?” “Do you drink? If yes, how many?” “Do you exercise? If yes, how often?” After answering a number of lifestyle questions, your image morphs into what you could look like in 10, 15 and 20 years, based on your answers.

Finally, the machine suggests that you change some of your answers to see what impact your new lifestyle could have on how you look in the future. For example, it would ask “What if you quit smoking?”and then it displays the impact that one lifestyle choice could make on your future appearance. Or, what if you increased your exercise? Or, what if you improved your diet? Suddenly, wrinkles are gone and fat disappears based on the alternate scenarios.

The goal is to show people the impact of their behavior on their future, because most of us spend little time thinking about that. Now we can. While this technology was experimental years ago, you can see how it can easily turn into a tool for helping people make healthier lifestyle choices as well as a powerful marketing tool. Now you have an intelligent machine giving you lifestyle suggestions based on the impact your habits may have on your future. And of course, it could be used to market appropriate products to you, such as weight loss aids or stop smoking products, based on your challenges and what you want to change in your future.

These are just a few examples of how everything we use is getting smarter thanks to connected intelligence. The message is clear: Today’s smart devices are just the tip of the iceberg. Current smart devices will only get smarter, and technology that is currently “dumb” will develop intelligence quickly. This intelligence will change not only how companies market to consumers, but also how we live, work, and play in this age of technology-driven transformation.

The Best Talent Is Bringing Out Talent in Others

"A superior leader is a person who can bring ordinary people together to achieve extraordinary results." Many years ago, an entrepreneur told me that. He was right.

But this isn't just true of leaders. It's true of all human beings.

I've come to believe that the most valuable talent is being able to recognize hidden skills that others possess. Why? There's only one you, and you only have so much time. But if you can bring out the best in others, you gain remarkable leverage.

So very hard...

I'm not just talking about recognizing talent. I'm talking about being able to recognize a look in someone's eyes that tells you something valuable is burning inside that person.

I'm talking about realizing that if you take Jake's drive, mix it with Julie's intelligence and Dave's creativity, then you will transform three mildly effective people into a spectacular team.

I'm talking about looking past what's "wrong" with others, and instead seeing what's special about them in very pragmatic and actionable terms.

How do you do this?

Here's a short list of ways you can bring out the best in others:

1.) Let your gaze - and your attention - linger. Instead of rushing past a person, or barely acknowledging their existence, you could choose to stop and really look into their eyes. Look at their body language. Consider what they are NOT saying and NOT doing. Ask yourself why.

Consider two possibilities. One is that they have more value to add, but are unwilling (yet) to show greater initiative. Another is that they lack the confidence to utilize their "hidden" talents in a public fashion. Then look for ways to offer motivation and support.

2.) Magnify the quietest voices. Money, power, and influence often flow towards the loudest voices in an organization - but sometimes the quietest voices possess the best answers. Can you think of a way to magnify the quiet voices?

For example, I once visited an organization and was greeted by dozens of outgoing, warm people. But one young woman sat quietly in a corner, studying a book. It turned out she had recently moved from China, and did not yet have a strong mastery of English. But she was a genius, had performed at Carnegie Hall as a teenager, and had both a broader and deeper perspective than virtually everyone in the room.

Think about ways you can identify and encourage these quiet gems.

3.) Mix things up. Watch for opportunities to create non-intuitive combinations of people, ideas and circumstances. You can do this through social events, discussion groups, or even a carefully orchestrated meeting. You can do this by introducing people via email, and giving them a reason to interact.

Many times, we make the mistake of waiting for others to initiate change. You might be thinking: this isn't my job, I'm not head of the department/division/company. Anyone can do this, and no matter who does it, that person is cultivating the amazing skill of bringing out the best in others.

4.) Look past your own biases. Most of us are drawn to certain types of people. They might be like us, or they might simply be people who like us.

If all you do is to follow your natural instincts, then you will be blind to most of the talent on Earth. You need to cultivate an appreciation for people who think, act, and feel differently than you. This is a tremendously difficult challenge.

One way to start is to make others feel important by listening, really hard - with 100% of your attention - to what they have to say. Then repeat back what they told you, so that they know you understood. It's a small step, but an important one in the right direction.

If you only interact with people who are within your comfort zone, you will seldom achieve anything great. Almost by definition, spectacular progress requires disparate ideas and talents to come together in unprecedented ways.

Become one who cultivates talent in others. It will enrich your life and supercharge your career.

Do We Value Headlines More Than Truth?

What makes news news? Is it accuracy? Is it speed? Or is there some kind of special social digibabble magic that has changed the way we view the information we get? Bottom line, this isn’t a new story nor is the issue a result of our digital world.

But it’s been a big story lately, owing to reddit’s botched attempt to use the internet to find the bombers at the Boston Marathon. And CNN’s quick misreporting of both suspects and an arrest. In other words, the issue is not simply digital nor is it rooted in an analog past.

The backlash is spawning a lot of introspection: Is the digital world making it impossible to verify sources and thus judge the value of information — or worse, did crowdsourcing incite a kind of vigilante justice? Has the need for content 24/7 lowered the standards of journalism?

Not so fast.

Behind every digital technology is a human need — the need to share, the need to communicate, the need to create community. Let’s be clear, the race to be first is a time-honored ritual of journalism.

Where there are humans, there is human error. And there’s certainly nothing new about that. Remember Dewey vs. Truman.

CNN gave us the incredible privilege of seeing news unfold before our eyes. The 24/7 cycle they created gave us a new perspective on the world and brought faraway places into our homes no matter where we live. Digital communications have taken that cycle a step further.

New technology has given the disenfranchised a larger voice, exposed evil more quickly than ever, and helped shine a light on places and problems that would otherwise seem remote and obscure.

So it seems to me that all these recriminations after Boston are missing the point. The issue is neither the technology or the lack of technology. The issue, plain and simply put, was us.

The digital world has extraordinary potential, but it’s people that give it its power — good and bad. The same with journalism.

We are watching journalism as it is reinvented for our time. Reddit is a fantastic and worthwhile idea. And I will also keep tuning in to CNN, reading the New York Times, scanning the Huffington Post and talking to friends on the ground.

The best journalists will find ways to leverage digital’s innate strengths. The best readers/listeners will demand veracity, credibility and clarity. I’m banking on the partnership of the writer/creator and reader to build on the legacy of integrity that needs to be extended into our world.

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